Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
NE
9
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
NE
8
0.6
E
11
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
307
266
242
229
233
227
252
262
145
189
149
149
118
115
97
100
82
82
68
68
55
54
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:57AM1.84m
4:35PM1.77m
4:47AM1.81m
5:25PM1.81m
5:34AM1.80m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.47m
10:20AM0.35m
10:41PM0.50m
11:08AM0.34m
11:32PM0.50m
11:52AM0.32m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:17
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
11
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
15
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
314
307
266
242
206
182
178
252
262
145
145
123
120
118
115
97
100
82
82
68
68
55
54
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.7
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
279
231
231
227
229
233
227
145
145
108
189
149
149
114
82
82
56
55
52
32
31
31
31
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.1
N
12
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
113
84
3
68
51
30
28
18
15
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
9
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
2
5
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
12
111
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
4
4
5
4
4
9
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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